Margery Knight
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Margery Knight | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1889 |
| Died | 1973 (aged 83–84) Isle of Man, UK |
| Known for | algal taxonomy; university teacher |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Liverpool |
| Notable students | Mary Parke Elsie May Burrows Helen Blackler |
Margery Knight (1889–1973) was an algologist, artist and lecturer at the Port Erin Marine Biological Station, University of Liverpool.
Knight was a lecturer in botany at University of Liverpool from 1912 until she retired in 1954.[1] She was based at the University’s Port Erin Marine Biological Station on the Isle of Man.
Her research focused on the chromosome numbers and life histories of algae.[2] The book Manx algae; an algal survey of the south end of the Isle of Man that she published with Mary Parke in 1931 became a standard reference.[3]
Knight was the doctoral supervisor of Mary Parke, Elsie May Burrows and Helen Blackler.[2][4]
She was supportive of students, going as far as to provide finance to them from her own personal resources. On her 80th birthday ex-students and colleagues presented her with a tribute of an album of pressed seaweeds and messages.[1]
